In just a few days from now, Apple will finally roll out its new iPad, that the company touts as a “magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price (!)”
But the big question is who is going to buy it? Sure, there will be the fanboys and Apple maniacs who’ll stand in the cold pouring rain to snap up the latest shiny toy [...]
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Who Is Going To Buy an iPad?
In just a few days from now, Apple will finally roll out its new iPad, that the company touts as a “magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price (!)”
But the big question is who is going to buy it? Sure, there will be the fanboys and Apple maniacs who’ll stand in the cold pouring rain to snap up the latest shiny toy [...]
Why An Indian Tribe “Dongria Ko...
The wonderful thing about the movies is that, unfailingly, they help provide a context to some of the things that are happening in the world. They can serve as a helpful point of reference– something that we can hold up things against and compare how they stack up against what we have already seen in cinema.
Not all global events can be [...]
The Internet Gets a Stab at The Nobel...
Gather around all ye LOLcat lovers, YouTube watchers, rabid facebookers and diligent tweeters, for there is good news for you. Our beloved Internet is in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel committee’s decision last year to award the Peace Prize to the freshly elected President Obama was considered by many to be an unusua [...]
Holy Giant Flying Bag of Poop! PeePoo...
Anyone who has ever lived in a developing country (See also: India, Kenya) can attest to the fact that giant piles of poop by the roadside are a common site. In incredibly poor areas, where there is not just a lack of hygiene but proper methods of sanitation and waste management, the spread of filth often contributes to deadly diseases like C [...]
Is It Just Me Or Did The Chile Earthq...
The devastating earthquake in Chile that killed almost 700 people probably also shifted the Earth’s axis, say NASA scientists, permanently making days shorter by 1.26 microseconds. But since a microsecond is one-millionth of a second, you may not have noticed.
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Make Your Twitter Followers Uneasy Us...
Anyone who uses Facebook or Twitter is probably familiar with Bit.ly or TinyURL.com–Web services that shortens lengthy Web addresses to fit within limited character counts. These truncated URLs don’t make it clear what page the link redirects to, but most people have gotten used to that fact; users happily click a shortened URL without worryi [...]
Scientists To Hollywood: More Science...
“More science, less fiction” is the message from the scientific community to Hollywood, even as the sci-fi film Avatar continues to rake in cash at the box office. Physics professor Sidney Perkowitz took to the stage at last week’s meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to encourage more science in movies, but also [...]
This Is Spectacular: A Closer Look At...
It is one the most spectacular images that I have seen in a long time. Google Earth has just released hi-res images of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group–which sounds like a mouthful but is probably the most awesome place ever.
This is where old decommissioned aircraft from the US military go to die. It’s an en [...]
Found: The First Genetic Mutations Th...
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered the first genes linked to stuttering — a complex of three mutated genes that may be responsible for one in every 11 stuttering cases, especially in people of Asian descent [Los Angeles Times]. Scientists have long suspected that stuttering has genetic roots, as it’s often seen [...]
God is in Your Head: How Damage to On...
Does the human brain have a “God spot”–a particular region that regulates feelings of spirituality and connection to the universe? One year ago, DISCOVER reported on a scientific study of spiritual people that couldn’t pinpoint one location in the brain as key to controlling religious feelings. But now a new study proposes that there is a li [...]